I suppose we are what we are, and we use the evidence to confirm what we believe. Stewart Lee Read Quote
Now I’ve got kids, you wouldn’t want them to suffer because of a perception of you. I try to be very careful where I do things and make sure I know why I’ve done them. I wouldn’t want them to be stigmatized. Stewart Lee Read Quote
I thought it would be a funny concept to publish a book about stand-up comedy with Faber, the poetry publisher, and to apply to stand-up the same sort of weight of annotation that you would to a classic work of literature, an epic poem. I thought that would be funny. Stewart Lee Read Quote
When I started on the London circuit in 1989, nationwide there were about 150 to 200 people that were what you could call alternative comedians – that weren’t club comics. Now, last year when the Laughing Horse chain of clubs held a new acts competition, a thousand people entered. So, there are 800 people more. Stewart Lee Read Quote
I’m forever reading on the Internet that I apparently cultivate this audience and never go badly. Stewart Lee Read Quote
I don’t mind causing offence when I intend to, but I don’t like causing it accidentally. Stewart Lee Read Quote
It’s difficult to write anything at the moment, as every week there’s a seismic shift in world events. Stewart Lee Read Quote
In places like Glasgow and Newcastle, audiences have a tradition of being amusingly combative. But they’re not trying to ruin the act, they’re trying to give you a challenge. It’s like a cat playing with a mouse – the cat doesn’t want the mouse to die, it wants to keep it alive for its own amusement and to be entertained by its struggle. Stewart Lee Read Quote
I’ve now got a 35,000-word document of quotes from people who hate me, a lot from the ‘Guardian’ comment threads. Mostly, I’ve managed to get myself into the mindset where the criticism is quite affirming. Stewart Lee Read Quote
I think what I do is borderline art. Most people who do borderline art have to have other jobs, so I’m very grateful. Stewart Lee Read Quote
